Alienware M15x

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	8.35% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	40.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware M15x (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100824
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '20 at 21:45
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 Q 740-$190 13,278 User benchmarks, average bench 54% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.75 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Memory 93 1-Core 56.7 2-Core 119 57% 89.4 Pts	4-Core 174 8-Core 234 26% 204 Pts	64-Core 235 15% 235 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 1,228 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Dell(1028 02A2) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2401.0 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	8.35% Terrible	Lighting 11 Reflection 8.15 Parallax 9.31 9% 9.48 fps	MRender 7.9 Gravity 8.23 Splatting 9.83 7% 8.65 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.35% Great: 9%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$132 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 149 142 116 139 117 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	40.7% Average	Read 205 Write 186 Mixed 181 SusWrite 135 40% 177 MB/s	4K Read 13.3 4K Write 29.7 4K Mixed 15.5 56% 19.5 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 165 DQ Mixed 163 121% 160 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 99U5428-040.A01G 2x4GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	39.9% Below average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 12.9 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 10.5 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 40%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical M15x Builds (Compare 145 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware M15x

CPU
Core i7 Q 740Intel $190Bench 54%, 13,278 samples	49x
Core i7 Q 720Intel $220Bench 51%, 13,149 samples	46x
Core i7 Q 840Intel $85Bench 56%, 1,339 samples	10x

GPU
GeForce GTX 260MNvidiaBench 5%, 1,120 samples	42x
GeForce GTX 460MNvidiaBench 6%, 3,887 samples	24x
Mobility Radeon HD 5730AMDBench 4%, 2,535 samples	20x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	5x
Force 3 180GBCorsair $384Bench 46%, 1,204 samples	4x
330 Series 120GBIntel $188Bench 68%, 11,188 samples	4x

RAM
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 40%, 8,137 samples	8x
Vengeance SODIM DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 53%, 4,121 samples	6x
M471B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 41%, 10,285 samples	5x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $218

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16